The "Haley started Palko in spite of Pioli" was the best attempt by fans to rationalize what was happening, conspiracy theory.

The fact that Pioli set the game day roster for Haley, was reported by connected people in industry...

There are few different options that seem plausible

1. Haley wanted Palko, and started him out of spite
2. Haley wanted Palko, thought he was horrible and was denied to start another (Stanzi, Orton)
3. Haley didn't want Palko and he was forced to start him

IMO, those are the 3 most plausible scenarios.

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I have completely given up on Alex Smith as a qb. Its painful to watch. Like, worse than watching Colt McCoy.

I like Stanzi. Wish all the best for him, and I STILL think if he were in a better system with better coaches and were given an opportunity, he could be a decent NFL QB. I still say he was the best QB on our roster this season.

In a way I should be thankful that he struggled in preseason. If he had beat out Brady Quinn he would have won games during the season when Cassel got benched.

I've moved on from Stanzi. Again, wish him all the best in his football career. But now I'm all about Geno Smith. Ricky isn't a concern or a care of mine.

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I would read an entire blog of SNR breaking down athletes' musical capabilities like draft scouting reports.

I like Stanzi. Wish all the best for him, and I STILL think if he were in a better system with better coaches and were given an opportunity, he could be a decent NFL QB. I still say he was the best QB on our roster this season.

In a way I should be thankful that he struggled in preseason. If he had beat out Brady Quinn he would have won games during the season when Cassel got benched.

I've moved on from Stanzi. Again, wish him all the best in his football career. But now I'm all about Geno Smith. Ricky isn't a concern or a care of mine.

QFt

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I have completely given up on Alex Smith as a qb. Its painful to watch. Like, worse than watching Colt McCoy.

I think you are confusing this as a defense of stanzi when it isn't. SNR corect me if I am wrong..

It was mostly an excuse to shit on Kirk Cousins. I do relish those opportunities, because I think Cousins would be sucking hard/would be as irrelevant as Stanzi if he weren't being coddled by Rat and Friends in Washington.

You take a poster like Reerun who ****ing loathes Stanzi but is open to acquiring Cousins for the right price as a backup. That kind of stupidity makes my blood boil.

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I would read an entire blog of SNR breaking down athletes' musical capabilities like draft scouting reports.

It was mostly an excuse to shit on Kirk Cousins. I do relish those opportunities, because I think Cousins would be sucking hard/would be as irrelevant as Stanzi if he weren't being coddled by Rat and Friends in Washington.

You take a poster like Reerun who ****ing loathes Stanzi but is open to acquiring Cousins for the right price as a backup. That kind of stupidity makes my blood boil.

I hear you. That makes more sense. I was on the Stanzi train this offseason if for no other reason than we were looking at a wasted season with the other 2 QBs. Why not just try it. I thought his original preseason was decent. At this point with the situation we are currently in Stanzi basically gets pushed to the back whether he deserves it or not. I would agree though that Cousins came into a very comfortable situation, relatively speaking, something that Stanzi was never going to see.